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Preview & Prediction: Minnesota United vs New England Revolution

Coming up on the 10th of September 2023, we have an enticing MLS fixture, with Minnesota United squaring off against the New England Revolution. The last face-off saw Minnesota United clinch the game with a 2-1 victory over New England Revolution. History shows us that these teams have locked horns 4 times in recent seasons, with Minnesota United emerging victorious once, and New England Revolution taking home the win 3 times. Interestingly, we’ve seen no draws when these sides have met.

Unfortunately for Minnesota United, their form at home has been less than impressive recently, while New England Revolution has been putting up a decent show on their away days. The history between these teams has been quite exciting, typically averaging 4 goals per match, with both teams scoring a goal in all their encounters.

Looking at this season’s MLS performance so far, Minnesota United has an average of 1.33 points per game for home matches, slightly edging out New England Revolution’s away match average of 1.08 points per game.

Key Insights:

– The upcoming match on the 10th of September 2023 will see Minnesota United FC face off against New England Revolution in the MLS.
– Their last meeting concluded with Minnesota United winning over New England Revolution with a score of 2-1.
– Over the course of multiple seasons, the two teams have met four times, with Minnesota United taking a win only once and New England Revolution emerging victorious thrice.
– There have been no drawn matches between Minnesota United and New England Revolution.
– In terms of form, Minnesota United is unfortunately underperforming at home, whereas New England Revolution has been doing fairly well in away games.
– Games between the two teams have usually been high scoring, averaging 4 goals per match.
– In all of their previous encounters, both teams have scored.
– Considering seasonal performances, Minnesota United has an average of 1.33 points per home game while the New England Revolution maintains an average of 1.08 points per away game. This indicates a slightly stronger performance by Minnesota United when playing at home, despite their recent poor form.

Match Forecast:

– Given both teams’ strength in counter-attacks, we can expect a fast-paced game with both teams rapidly transitioning from defense to offense.
– New England Revolution’s weakness against attacks down the wings could be exploited by Minnesota United’s frequent crossing and through balls, potentially allowing them to create many scoring chances.
– Minnesota United FC’s weaknesses in avoiding offside and finishing scoring chances may limit their goal-scoring potential.
– New England Revolution’s very strong ability with attacking down the wings and using through balls, combined with Minnesota’s weakness in defending counter attacks and against skillful players, could make for a high scoring game for the Revolution.
– Both teams are non-aggressive and use a consistent starting eleven, which may lead to a closely contested game due to familiarity and tactical planning.
– Minnesota United FC’s weakness in set piece defending may be exploited by New England Revolution’s strength in counter-attacks.
– Given Minnesota United’s weakness in maintaining possession, expect New England Revolution to dominate ball possession.
– Both teams’ weakness in stopping their opponents from creating scoring chances suggests a game with numerous chances on both ends.
– Given Minnesota United FC’s strength in shooting from direct free kicks and New England Revolution’s weakness in defending against long shots, we can expect a considerable threat to New England Revolution if they concede a free kick in shooting range.

It’s highly probable that there will be a minimal amount of cards presented in the match. The likelihood is high that New England will capitalize on a fast break situation and score a goal. Also, there’s a good chance that Minnesota United will generate several opportunities to score.

Match Facts:

Over their past 7 matches, Minnesota United FC clinched 2 victories against New England Revolution’s 3, with 2 ties. The Revolution have an edge with a goal difference of 13-10. It’s worth noting that 25% of Minnesota United FC’s goals are scored in the final 15 minutes of regulation, while the Revolution typically net 27% of theirs from minutes 31 to 45. The Revolution haven’t been triumphant on the road recently, suffering 3 consecutive away losses and failing to win in their last 8 matches played away. Minnesota United FC has failed to score in one of their dozen home games this season, whereas the Revolution didn’t score in four of their dozen away games of the current Major League Soccer season. Minnesota’s home record stands at three wins, seven losses and two draws. In 25% of their games, Minnesota leads at halftime, whereas this is the case in 31% of matches for the Revolution.

The most recent meeting between the two ended in the Revolution’s favour with them winning by a single goal. When Minnesota leads 1-0 at home, they only secure the win 54% of the time, whereas the Revolution win 28% of their matches when leading 0-1 away. Interestingly, when Minnesota trails 0-1 at home, they’ve retrieved no victories, while the Revolution have snatched an impressive 27% of their matches when trailing 1-0 away. However, Minnesota has a better overall showing in the Major League Soccer compared to the Revolution. Examining their last five games, Minnesota’s record slightly outperforms the Revolution’s. Of those last five encounters, Minnesota and the Revolution won twice each with a singular tie. The Revolution has only lost once in their last four Major League soccer games against Minnesota, who, in turn, have claimed a single victory. On average, both teams each score 1.4 goals per match against one another, leading to an average total of 2.8 goals per game, with 1.6 of these coming before halftime. Neither side conceded in their most recent match. When hosting, Minnesota scores 1.48 goals, contrasted against the Revolution’s 1.05 goals scored away. Minnesota is currently undefeated in their last four matches. Nevertheless, the New England Revolution delivers a stronger performance in the Major League Soccer compared to Minnesota. Both teams failed to secure a win in their prior Major League Soccer match.

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